Homeless Near a Thousand Homes: Outcomes of Homeless Youth in a Crisis Shelter.

Barber, Carol Cornsweet; Fonagy, Peter; Fultz, Jim; Simulinas, Mary Ann; Yates, Miranda

doi:10.1037/0002-9432.75.3.347

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“…Although not focused on transitions away from homelessness specifically, there are some longitudinal quantitative studies of homeless youth that have examined days housed in a given period of time-a variable that is relevant to the process of exiting homelessness (Barber et al, 2005;Slesnick, Kang, Bonomi, & Prestopnik, 2008, Slesnick, Bartle-Haring, Dashora, Kang, & Aukward, 2008Milburn et al, 2009;Rosenthal et al, 2007;Tevendale, Comulada, & Lightfoot, 2011;Roy et al 2004). While the methods and findings of these studies vary considerably, there are some consistent themes.…”

Section: Pathways Out Of Homelessnessmentioning

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A Mixed Methods Study of Recently Homeless Youth Efforts to Sustain Housing and Stability

Kidd

Frederick

Karabanow

et al. 2015

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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This study examined the process of establishing post homeless lives among 51 recently homeless youth in two major urban centers in Canada. A mixed methods strategy was employed to characterize this process. Quantitatively, a range of mental health, community integration, and quality of life measures were employed four times over the course of 1 year to describe how these indicators of wellbeing shifted in this period. It was found that over the course of 1 year gains were not made in community integration, quality of life and mental health were highly variable, and hope declined significantly. Further, it was found that youth in supported housing arrangements experienced better mental health and community integration. Qualitatively, we identified three major stages in the process of exiting homelessness. These stages included a period of substantial fluctuation and instability, a period of gaining a basic level of stability but being demoralized due to difficulties making progress with life goals, and a period of making some gains with life goals which cultivated a sense of hope. Progress across these stages, which took place in a timeframe considerably longer than 1 year, was characterized by a range of setbacks, individual and systemic challenges, and trauma which were addressed through a persistent effort facilitated by youth resilience and key supports.

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Section: Pathways Out Of Homelessnessmentioning

confidence: 90%

A Mixed Methods Study of Recently Homeless Youth Efforts to Sustain Housing and Stability

Kidd

Frederick

Karabanow

et al. 2015

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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“…Four studies evaluated the effectiveness of shelters in alleviating symptoms associated with the youth’s stay at the shelter (Barber, Fonagy, Fultz, Simulinas, & Yates, 2005; Pollio, Thompson, Tobias, Reid, & Spitznagel, 2006; Steele & O’Keefe, 2001; Thompson, Pollio, Constantine, Reid, & Nebbitt, 2002). Adolescents who received shelter services reported reduced days on the run, school and employment problems at six weeks post-discharge (Thompson et al, 2002; Pollio et al, 2006), reduced behavioral and emotional problems at six months (Barber et al, 2005), and reduced substance use at discharge (Steele & O’Keefe, 2001).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Adolescents who received shelter services reported reduced days on the run, school and employment problems at six weeks post-discharge (Thompson et al, 2002; Pollio et al, 2006), reduced behavioral and emotional problems at six months (Barber et al, 2005), and reduced substance use at discharge (Steele & O’Keefe, 2001). These authors also reported a lack of improvement in several realms.…”

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A review of services and interventions for runaway and homeless youth: Moving forward

Slesnick

Dashora

Letcher

et al. 2009

Children and Youth Services Review

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Research focused on the impact of community-based services and treatment interventions designed to intervene in the lives of runaway and homeless youth has increased in the last two decades in the U.S. and internationally. In light of the tremendous need for identifying effective strategies to end homelessness and its associated problems among youth, this paper summarizes and critiques the findings of the extant literature including U.S., international, and qualitative studies. Thirty-two papers met criteria for inclusion in the review. Among the conclusions are that comprehensive interventions which target the varied and interconnected needs of these youth and families may be worthy of more study than studies that isolate the intervention focus on one problem. Also, more research incorporating design strategies that increase the reliability and validity of study findings is needed. Other preliminary conclusions and future directions are offered. Keywordsrunaway and homeless youth; interventions; service evaluation; review The first controlled evaluation of an intervention for runaway/homeless youth was conducted in 1991 and focused on HIV prevention among shelter residing adolescents (Rotheram-Borus, Koopman, Haignere, & Davies, 1991). In the 18 years since that trial, other investigators have sought to identify methods to improve the lives of runaway and homeless youth and their families. Thus, treatment development and evaluation efforts for this population are relatively recent. Early studies focused on understanding the population, their struggles, needs, experiences and etiology of homelessness. These important studies provided the requisite groundwork to develop and target intervention efforts. The primary goal of this paper is to review and summarize the findings of community-based service and intervention efforts directed towards runaway and homeless youth. A summary of the impact of such efforts is provided as well as recommendations for future research. First, current conceptualizations of runaway and homeless youth are offered.Address correspondence to Natasha Slesnick, Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University, 1787 Neil Ave, 135 Campbell Hall, Columbus, OH 43081, phone (614) FAX (614) .edu. Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. NIH Public Access Author ManuscriptChild Youth Serv Rev. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 July 1. Published in final edited form as:Child Youth Serv Rev. Current ConceptualizationsIt is difficult to know how many runaway and homeless youth exist -with various ...

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“…For example, some homeless youth maintain connections with parents, build relationships with other significant adults who play a mentoring role in their lives (e.g., agency staff) and/or participate in the activities of a religious institution (Johnson et al 2005). Additionally, homeless youth may seek to move away from the street economy by going to work or attending school (Barber et al 2005).…”

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Individual and Environmental Protective Factors for Risky Sexual Behavior among Homeless Youth: An Exploration of Gender Differences

2008

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The goal of the current study was to identify potential individual and environmental protective factors for sex risk behavior among homeless youth. We explored gender differences in the prediction of unprotected sex and number of sex partners. Data were collected from 192 sexually active, homeless youth who were 14-21 years old. High rates of sex risk behavior were reported. Significant gender differences were found in STD rates with 19% of females and 2% of males reporting an STD diagnosis during the previous three months. Findings indicated that positive expectations for the future were associated with fewer sex partners for both genders, whereas decision making skills predicted a lower percentage of unprotected sex for males and fewer sex partners for females. For females, univariate analyses indicated that self-esteem and having a natural mentor may reduce the likelihood of unprotected sex, whereas multivariate analysis indicated that being employed or in school may play a protective role with respect to number of sex partners.

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Homeless Near a Thousand Homes: Outcomes of Homeless Youth in a Crisis Shelter.

Cited by 27 publications

References 33 publications

A Mixed Methods Study of Recently Homeless Youth Efforts to Sustain Housing and Stability

A Mixed Methods Study of Recently Homeless Youth Efforts to Sustain Housing and Stability

A review of services and interventions for runaway and homeless youth: Moving forward

Individual and Environmental Protective Factors for Risky Sexual Behavior among Homeless Youth: An Exploration of Gender Differences

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